Scottish music-hall songs

Subject: RE: Scottish musichall songs
From: GUEST,Culcalling
Date: 09 Aug 08 - 12:47 PM

Hi folks,
I'm trying to locate the score for "Keep Right on to the End of the Road" by Sir Harry Lauder.
The website www.sirharrylauder.com seems to have disappeared, so any information would be appreciated.

Subject: RE: Scottish musichall songs
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 08 Sep 08 - 08:32 AM

KEEP RIGHT ON TO THE END OF THE ROAD has been posted at least 3 times at Mudcat:

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Subject: RE: Scottish musichall songs
From: GUEST,Morag
Date: 14 Nov 08 - 09:47 AM

Does anyone have the words of "Kitty of Argyll"?

It starts something like this:

'Twas in the year of '75
on March the somethinkth day
Our gallant ship her anchor weighed
And to sea she bore away.

With a turrum adoo a turrum adoo, a turrum adoo a day.
The Kitty of Argyll, me lads, to sea she bore away.

There was Dougal Mor 'n' Donal' Mor,
the captain and the mate
And the captain gave us hullaballoo
for breaking a sgadan plate.

And going round the Brothers' Point
it blowed a terrible blast.
It blowed with such a hurricane
it blowed away the mast.

Subject: RE: Scottish musichall songs
From: goatfell
Date: 15 Nov 08 - 08:50 AM

you cna come and see the baby was writen by Will Fyffe

Subject: RE: Scottish musichall songs
From: GUEST,Colin Dussault/Cleveland, Ohio
Date: 21 Dec 08 - 09:52 PM

I am a musician from Cleveland (www.colindussault.com) and my Grandfather's Uncle (I think that is right) might possibly have been the Phil Barker referred to in this post. I have many pieces of his sheet music and several of his Decca label 78's that came into my possession upon my Grandfathers' passing.

I am very interested in learning more about your knowledge of Phil Barker and I will gladly share with you what I have here in my personal collection.

Thank you in advance for your reply (should you get this).

Colin Dussault

Subject: RE: Scottish music-hall songs
From: GUEST,Buckinghamshire
Date: 05 Feb 16 - 03:48 PM

Having had a conversation with a very musical 80year old lady recently. She recalled a Scottish comedy song about an air raid shelter and gas masks. No more information-can anyone help?

Subject: RE: Scottish music-hall songs
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 06 Feb 16 - 05:42 AM

I was lucky enough to pick up an old copy of the Joe Gordon Album (songbook) in a second-hand bookshop, so here's a list of the songs and attributions, some of which have been mentioned above. (Note spelling as in the book too!)
The whole book is copyright James S Kerr, Glasgow 1959
I realise they don't all fit the musichall remit.

The Wee Toon Clerk - Old Scots Ballad, arranged Joe Gordon
Bonnie Wee Jeannie McColl - traditional melody, words by Joe Gordon
Coulter's Candy - traditional melody, arranged Joe Gordon
Fitba' Crazy - traditional melody, words by Joe Gordon
The Brewer Laddie - traditional melody, arranged Joe Gordon
The Govan Billiard Hall - words and music by Roddy McMillan
The Whisky Song - traditional Gaelic air, words by Marietta McLeod
Twa Heids are Better than Yin - traditional melody, WORDS by Joe Gordon (see Malcolm Douglas post of 2004)
Gypsy Laddie - traditional, arranged Joe Gordon
The Hielan' Chorus - traditional melody, words by Joe Gordon
Dance Tae Yir Daddy - traditional Scottish song, arranged Joe Gordon. (Northumbrian too?!)
Johnnie Lad - traditional melody, arranged Joe Gordon
Three Men Went A-Hunting - traditional melody, words by Joe Gordon
Fair Annie of Lochroyan - traditional, arranged Joe Gordon

Subject: RE: Scottish music-hall songs
From: Megan L
Date: 06 Feb 16 - 07:35 AM

Guest Buckinghamshire that sounds like the song done by Dave Willis "In ma wee gas mask" Words can be found here